Rubén Pardo (footballer)

Rubén Pardo Gutiérrez (born 22 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux as a central midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pardo and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Rubén Pardo
Pardo with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name Rubén Pardo Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
Number 8
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Real Sociedad B 37 (1)
2011–2020 Real Sociedad 164 (6)
2017 → Betis (loan) 16 (1)
2020– Bordeaux 4 (1)
National team
2009 Spain U17 9 (0)
2010 Spain U18 2 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 13 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020

He spent the vast majority of his career at Real Sociedad, making 194 official appearances.

Pardo earned 31 caps for Spain at youth level, winning the 2011 European Under-19 championship.

Club career

Real Sociedad

Pardo was born in Logroño, La Rioja. He made his senior debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing for Real Sociedad's reserves in Tercera División and helping them achieve promotion.

On 29 October 2011, Pardo made his debut for the first team, coming on as a substitute for Markel Bergara in the last minutes of a 0–1 La Liga home defeat against Real Madrid.[1] He scored his first goal for the Txuriurdin on 13 February of the following year in a 2–0 victory over Sevilla FC also at Anoeta Stadium,[2] and finished the campaign with 17 appearances all competitions comprised.

In 2013–14, Pardo missed only three games and contributed three goals, including one to conclude a 2–0 home defeat of Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby on 5 January 2014.[3] His form led to speculation of a transfer to Manchester United, which he played down;[4] on 9 May, he renewed his contract with Real Sociedad until 2018.[5]

Pardo was loaned to fellow league club Real Betis in January 2017, for the remainder of the season.[6] He made his debut on the 29th, starting in a 1–1 home draw against reigning champions FC Barcelona.[7]

Bordeaux

On 31 January 2020, Pardo signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with FC Girondins de Bordeaux.[8] His maiden appearance in the French Ligue 1 took place on 5 February, when he featured 30 minutes in the 1–1 away draw with Stade Brestois 29 after replacing Jimmy Briand.[9] Eighteen days later he scored for the first time for his new team, coming off the bench at the interval and netting the last goal of a 4–3 loss at leaders Paris Saint-Germain FC.[10]

International career

Pardo was part of Spain's squad in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, although he only played in one game, as a substitute against France. He was selected by the under-18 team for the unofficial 2010 Copa del Atlántico,[11] which his country won.[12]

Pardo featured in every match at the 2011 European Under-19 Championship, helping the national side conquer the tournament in Romania.[13]

Honours

Spain U19

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References
  1. "Higuain goal enough". ESPN Soccernet. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. "Vela sinks Sevilla". ESPN Soccernet. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. "Griezmann y Pardo son los Reyes Magos del derbi" [Griezmann and Pardo are the Magi of the derby] (in Spanish). Goal. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. Acedo, Francisco (10 March 2014). "Ruben Pardo happy at Real Sociedad and not thinking about Premier League rumours". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. "Pardo renueva hasta 2018" [Pardo renews with Real Sociedad until 2018] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. "Tomás Pina, Luis Hernández y Rubén Pardo; los movimientos del día" [Tomás Pina, Luis Hernández and Rubén Pardo; the movements of the day]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. Pérez, Carlos (29 January 2017). "Betis 1–1 Barcelona: Rubén Pardo trae Alegría a Heliópolis" [Betis 1–1 Barcelona: Rubén Pardo brings cheer to Heliópolis]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. "Girondins de Bordeaux: Ruben Pardo a signé jusqu'en 2022" [Girondins de Bordeaux: Ruben Pardo has signed until 2022]. Sud Ouest (in French). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. "Brest – Bordeaux : les Girondins peuvent avoir des regrets" [Brest – Bordeaux: the Girondins might regret it]. Sud Ouest (in French). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. Pérez, Eneko (24 February 2020). "Rubén Pardo se estrena con un golazo ante el PSG" [Rubén Pardo opens account with wondergoal against PSG]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. "Convocatoria para el XXXVI Torneo Copa del Atlántico Sub-18" [XXXVI Under-18 Atlantic Cup Tournament callup] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  12. "Francia golea a España y queda subcampeona" [France rout Spain and finish second]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  13. "Česká republika 1–1 (0–0) prodl. 2–3 Španělsko" [Czech Republic 1–1 (0–0) et. 2–3 Spain] (in Czech). NV Fotbal. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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